CEO REPORT APRIL 2019 APRIL 2019 OUR MISSION The Virginia Railway Express, a joint project of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac Rappahannock Transportation Commission, will provide safe, cost-effective, accessible, reliable, convenient, and customer responsive commuter-oriented rail passenger service. VRE contributes to the economic vitality of its member jurisdictions as an integral part of a balanced, intermodal regional transportation system. APRIL 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS CEO REPORT I APRIL 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUCCESS AT A GLANCE ....................................................................................................................................... 3 ON-TIME PERFORMANCE ................................................................................................................................... 4 AVERAGE DAILY RIDERSHIP ................................................................................................................................ 6 SUMMONSES ISSUED ......................................................................................................................................... 7 TRAIN UTILIZATION ............................................................................................................................................ 8 PARKING UTILIZATION ....................................................................................................................................... 9 FINANCIAL REPORT ........................................................................................................................................... 10 FACILITIES UPDATE ............................................................................................................................................ 11 UPCOMING PROCUREMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 12 CAPITAL PROJECTS UPDATES............................................................................................................................. 13 RIDE ISSUE 1, 2019 ............................................................................................................................................ 19 VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS A better way. A better life. TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 APRIL 2019 SUCCESS AT A GLANCE SUCCESS ss AT A GLANCE PARKING AVERAGE DAILY ON-TIME UTILIZATION RIDERSHIP PERFORMANCE The total number of parking spaces The average number of boardings each Percentage of trains that arrive at used in the VRE system during the operating day inclusive of Amtrak Step- their destination within five month, divided by the total number Up boardings but excluding “S” schedule minutes of the schedule. of parking spaces available. operating days. Same month, previous year. Same month, previous year. SYSTEM CAPACITY OPERATING RATIO The monthly operating revenues divided by the monthly The percent of peak hour train seats occupied. operating expenses, which depicts the percent of The calculation excludes reverse flow and non-peak operating costs paid by the riders. hour trains. Board-established goal. FEBRUARY 2019 APRIL 2019 ON-TIME PERFORMANCE OUR RECORD February 2019 January 2019 February 2018 Manassas Line 89% 88% 96% Fredericksburg Line 90% (89.9%) 89% 95% System Wide 89% 88% 95% PRIMARY REASON FOR DELAY VRE operated 576 trains in February. Train Interference Our on-time rate for February was 89%. Sixty-two of the trains arrived more than five minutes late to their final destinations. Thirty- Switch/Signal Issues three of those late trains were on the Manassas Line (89%), and 29 of those late trains were on the Fredericksburg Line (89.9%). Weather The Fredericksburg and Manassas Lines both finished the month just below goal. Snow caused a service cancellation on the 20th, but weather was not a factor affecting on-time performance this Other* month. While train interference continues to be the largest cause for delays, we also experienced 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 an increase in switch/signal issues in February. Dec 18 Jan 19 Feb 19 *Includes trains that were delayed due to operational testing and passenger handling. LATE TRAINS System Wide Fredericksburg Line Manassas Line Dec. Jan. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Total late trains 69 74 62 37 36 29 32 38 33 Average minutes late 14 23 13 15 29 11 14 17 14 Number over 30 minutes 5 10 2 3 6 0 2 4 2 ON-TIME PERFORMANCE 4 APRIL 2019 ON-TIME PERFORMANCE VRE SYSTEM 100% 80% 60% 40% JAN. 19 FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. 3-Year Rolling Average Current Stats FREDERICKSBURG LINE 100% 80% 60% 40% JAN. 19 FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. 3-Year Rolling Average Current Stats MANASSAS LINE 100% 80% 60% 40% JAN. 19 FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. 3-Year Rolling Average Current Stats 5 ON-TIME PERFORMANCE APRIL 2019 AVERAGE DAILY RIDERSHIP VRE SYSTEM 20 19 Thousands 18 17 16 15 14 JAN. 19 FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. 3-Year Rolling Average Current Stats FREDERICKSBURG LINE 11 10 Thousands 9 8 7 6 5 JAN. 19 FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. 3-Year Rolling Average Current Stats MANASSAS LINE 9 8 Thousands 7 6 5 JAN. 19 FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. 3-Year Rolling Average Current Stats AVERAGE DAILY RIDERSHIP 6 APRIL 2019 RIDERSHIP UPDATES February January February 2019 2019 2018 Average daily ridership (ADR) in February was Monthly Ridership 337,964 298,263 363,591 approximately 18,800. Average Daily 18,776 14,913 19,136 Ridership Full Service Days 18 20 19 “S” Service Days 0 0 0 SUMMONSES ISSUED VRE SYSTEM 200 150 100 50 0 JAN. 19 FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. Previous Year Current Stats SUMMONSES WAIVED MONTHLY SUMMONSES OUTSIDE OF COURT COURT ACTION Reason for Dismissal Occurrences G, 0 Passenger showed proof of a NG, 0 Guilty (G) 20 monthly ticket One-time courtesy 5 Not Guilty (NG) PP, 6 Per the request of the conductor 17 C, 3 GA, 16 Guilty in absentia Defective ticket 0 (GA) Per Ops Manager 0 Dismissed (D) Unique circumstances 0 D, 19 Insufficient information 3 Continued to next court date (C) Lost and found ticket 0 Prepaid prior to court Other 0 (PP) Total Waived 45 7 SUMMONSES ISSUED APRIL 2019 TRAIN UTILIZATION FREDERICKSBURG LINE 150% 125% 100% 75% Seat Capacity 50% 25% 0% 300 302 304 306 308 310 312 314 301 303 305 307 309 311 313 315 Average Ridership Midweek Average MANASSAS LINE 150% 125% 100% 75% Seat Capacity 50% 25% 0% 322 324 326 328 330 332 325 327 329 331 333 335 337 Average Ridership Midweek Average TRAIN UTILIZATION 8 APRIL 2019 PARKING UTILIZATION FREDERICKSBURG LINE 1500 1250 1000 750 500 250 0 Spotsylvania Fredericksburg Leeland Road Brooke Quantico Rippon Woodbridge Lorton Number of Spaces Number in Use MANASSAS LINE 1500 1250 1000 750 500 250 0 Broad Run Manassas Manassas Park Burke Centre Rolling Road Backlick Road Number of Spaces Number in Use 9 PARKING UTILIZATION APRIL 2019 FINANCIAL REPORT Fare revenue through the first eight months of FY 2019 is approximately $360,000 below budget (an unfavorable variance of -1.3%) and is 1.9% below the same period in FY 2018. Ridership for most of January was down approximately 20-25% from normal levels due to the partial federal government shutdown from December 22, 2018 through January 25, 2019. However, revenue for the month was down only 5-10% due to the significant majority of customers who had preordered multi-ride passes. Since late January, ridership and revenue have returned to pre-shutdown levels. The operating ratio through February is 54%, which is above VRE’s budgeted operating ratio of 52% for the full twelve months of FY 2019. VRE is required to budget a minimum operating ratio of 50%. A summary of the FY 2019 financial results through February follows, including information on major revenue and expense categories. Please note that these figures are preliminary and unaudited. FY 2019 Operating Budget Report Month Ended February 28, 2018 CURR. MO. CURR. MO. YTD $ YTD % TOTAL FY19 YTD ACTUAL YTD BUDGET ACTUAL BUDGET VARIANCE VARIANCE BUDGET Operating Revenue Passenger Ticket Revenue 3,341,481 3,222,400 27,623,593 27,984,000 (360,407) -1.3% 42,400,000 Other Operating Revenue 4,007 17,100 304,847 148,500 156,347 105.3% 225,000 Subtotal Operating Revenue 3,345,488 3,239,500 27,928,441 28,132,500 (204,059) -0.7% 42,625,000 Jurisdictional Subsidy (1) - - 17,767,748 17,767,748 - 0.0% 13,116,039 Federal/State/Other Jurisdictional Subsidy 2,459,271 2,513,832 20,451,741 20,627,997 (176,256) -0.9% 31,388,025 Appropriation from Reserve/Other Income - 75,240 - 653,400 (653,400) 0.0% 990,000 Interest Income 137,453 15,200 876,189 132,000 744,189 563.8% 200,000 Total Operating Revenue 5,942,211 5,843,772 67,024,118 67,313,645 (289,527) -0.4% 88,319,064 Operating Expenses Departmental Operating Expenses 6,382,813 6,013,546 51,350,947 54,664,537 3,313,591 6.1% 82,050,714 Debt Service 510,344 510,273 4,082,919 4,082,185 (734) 0.0% 6,222,350 Other Non-Departmental Expenses - 3,496 11,737 30,360 18,623 0.0% 46,000 Total Operating Expenses 6,893,156 6,527,315 55,445,602 58,777,083 3,331,480 5.7% 88,319,064 Net income (loss) from Operations (950,945) (683,543) 11,578,516 8,536,562 3,041,953 - Budgeted 52% Operating Ratio 54% 51% Goal 50% (1) Total jurisdictional subsidy is $17,767,748. Portion shown as budgeted is attributed to Operating Fund only. FINANCIAL REPORT 10 APRIL 2019 FACILITIES UPDATE The following is a status update